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multimedia timeline tool

Multimedia Timeline tools

Great visual tool to explain critical thinking

Excellent visual showing teacher activities at each level of SAMRl; Timeline of "beliefs" about learning with technology . The shift is a significant one, and necessary.

"The use of primary sources as an instructional tool in the social studies classroom will engage students, encourage high levels of learning and raise test scores. But with so much to do and so little time, how can teachers know what strategies and resources work best?"

"Digital media is increasingly present in kids' formal and informal educational settings, becoming as common as pencils and notebooks were to their parents. Yet in many American classrooms and homes, these high-tech tools are severely limited or forbidden. Teachers and parents wonder: What are students doing with these technologies?"

Use the Rubric Maker to make customized assessments for student work. You can create rubrics for primary, elementary, middle, and high school. The default text has been written to be appropriate for each level. After choosing a title and grade level for the rubric, you will be able to choose and edit a variety of existing performances, as well as create performances specific to the content your class is studying.

Quick self-guided tutorials on some basic tools of connected learning and Web 2.0

". Diigo is a great web-based tool for teachers to utilize, to motivate, and to engage students of all ages in the learning process."

"it's up to the consumer of the information to decide which images, videos, tweets are authentic. As always happens when there is a high demand for separating signal from noise, people began to put together filters for doing that - and human tools for sorting the more trustworthy information"

A beginner's guide to the Internet and computing from the BBC. Could be good for staff and parent training. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

A suite of tools including an audio and movie maker/editor, a cartoon maker, mindmapping and many others

Boolify is a great visual way to teach Boolean search techniques.

"Resources and support for everyone interested in media literacy and digital literacy for young people. To learn how to get the most out of the tools and resources on this site, visit our help section and our site map"

"Thinking Blocks is a suite of learning tools designed to help students solve math word problems accurately and efficiently. Using brightly colored blocks, students model mathematical relationships and identify known and unknown quantities. The model provides students with a powerful image that organizes information and simplifies the problem solving process. By modeling increasingly complex word problems, students develop strong reasoning skills which will facilitate the transition from arithmetic to algebra."

"While Twitter is beginning to catch on with many educators, schools are lagging in their adoption of the platform. But let's think about it. Twitter is a quick and easy tool to let the entire school community know whats going on with you and your students. Updates can come from anywhere and users don't have to have a Twitter account to follow along."

"One of the questions that I'm asked all the time as an advocate for both professional learning communities and teaching with technology is, "How can digital tools be used to support the learning of singletons in our schools?" The answer is that there are two steps in any effort to develop electronic learning teams. First, many singletons need help simply finding peers who teach similar content areas and grade levels. Tackling that challenge can start with Twitter."